6th June 2019

Demonstrators:  Audrey Balderstone and Geoffrey Fox
​Their Title:  'Fun with Flowers'

​During the day of the first Thursday of June members of Clophill and District Flower Club were very busy completing a number of interesting and beautiful arrangements in Silsoe Church.  They were contributing their skills to a stunning Flower Festival called 'Brides and Blooms' which was enjoyed by members of the public over the course of the weekend.  On Thursday evening the members could relax watching Audrey Balderstone and Geoff Fox give a demonstration in Clophill Village Hall entitled ‘Fun with Flowers’

Audrey started with a design which could be used in a church flower festival.  Pussy willow stems had been used to make an outline of a church window to which she added purple liatris and red roses. She told us about some of the church flower festivals she had been involved in and what fun they had been. The audience agreed that they had had fun.

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NAFAS wants us to use less floral foam so Audrey next used a structure of reeds in a vase to support the stems of the design.   

Blue delphiniums and white Avalanche roses completed the arrangement.  Audrey told us about the fun associated with entering competitions such as Chelsea and Harrogate.

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Geoff used a curved stand with pink  dendrobium orchids while he told us how he became interested in flower arranging and  his work as chairman of Watford Club.  








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​Next, Geoff used a pink pot with a grid and loops of Phormium with  Antirrhinums and pink roses. To complete the evening a container was used that had featured when Home Counties Area held the assembly at Hatfield with an Elizabethan theme.  This was another occasion when there was a great deal of fun with flowers. The final rich coloured display brought a very pleasant evening to an end with happy raffle winners carefully carrying home their arrangements.

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Do join us to learn more about this art - we meet on the first Thursday of each month (except August)  in Clophill Village Hall.  Doors open at 6.45 for a prompt start at 7.30pm. 
​Visitors are always welcome - £5 to include refreshments at half-time.
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